CDVSA Special Electronic Board Meeting - VOCA Enhanced Services for Victims of Crime funding approval. For more information click the link below:
https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=196827
The National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA)
2020 schedule is now available!
NVAA trainings provide an intensive, interactive learning experience to develop your professional skills and knowledge. OVC TTAC delivers NVAA trainings using a blended learning approach—a combination of highly interactive, self-paced training and collaborative, facilitated webinars. They are free of charge and led by national subject matter experts.
Training Opportunity
Sexual Assault Investigation Best Practices:
The Alaska SAKI Project
SAKI 19-20 Regional Training Site List
The Alaska State Troopers and the Department of Law will provide an overview of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, the reasons behind the initiative, and results of the testing of the sexual assault kits. Training will focus on best practices specific to: kit submittal training requirements, case screening, evidence collection, interviewing and report writing.
Who Should Attend: Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Medical, and Advocates. For a list of training opportunities click here.
For more information contact: Tim Flynn at
timothy.flynn@alaska.gov
CDVSA Awards $18.8 million to support community-based grants
FY 20 community-based grants have been awarded to 26 agencies in 21 Alaska communities focusing on services to victims of domestic and sexual violence and other violent crimes, perpetrator rehabilitation and prevention strategies and interventions.
The Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy:
A Partnership between CDVSA, UAA College of Health and the Alaska Nurses Association.
Launching March 2019--registration and scholarship information now available.